Irvine, CA -(PRNewswire)- CorVel Corporation (the “Company”; CRVL — NASDAQ) has announced that pursuant to Board of Directors approval, the Company entered into a pre-arranged stock trading plan on February 11, 2013 to spend up to $11 million to repurchase shares of its common stock commencing February 26, 2013 and continuing to June 25, 2013. The stock trading plan will be in accordance with guidelines specified under Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and consistent with CorVel Corporation’s policies regarding stock transactions. All bids and the amounts purchased shall at all times be consistent and compliant with the pricing and volume limitations of Rule 10b-18.
CorVel initiated its stock repurchase program in the fall of 1996. From the program’s inception through December 31, 2012, the Company has spent $294 million to repurchase 15,507,143 shares, equal to approximately 59% of the outstanding common stock had there been no repurchases. During the nine months ended December 31, 2012, the Company spent $24 million to repurchase 554,042 shares of its common stock. These repurchases have been funded primarily from net earnings. CorVel had 10,865,835 shares of common stock, net of treasury shares, outstanding as of December 31, 2012.
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